ACCOLADE STAYS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14629914 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-01
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£1.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,287

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1k
↑ 210% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↑ 222% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£1k£347£2k£3k£5k£6kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£1.3k£-1.2k
Current assets£6.4k£2.0k
Net assets£1.3k£-1.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-02-20
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-01-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-01-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-12-18
    CORCORAN, Richard Mark resigned
    director
  7. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-11-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2023-02-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCOLADE STAYS LIMITED
  10. 2023-02-01
    GILBERT, Carl Anthony appointed
    director
  11. 2023-02-01
    CORCORAN, Richard Mark appointed
    director
  12. 2023-02-01
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Carl Anthony Gilbert
Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/02/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Richard Mark Corcoranceased 18/12/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-02-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

66 Loggon Road
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG21 3PF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-18
Last: 2026-01-04

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GILBERT, Carl Anthony
director · ~46y · appointed 2023-02-01
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Active
CORCORAN, Richard Mark
director · ~60y · appointed 2023-02-01 · resigned 2024-12-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (11 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-11-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-02-01